Portishead
Worth seeing in and around Portishead
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Black Nore Lighthouse
Black Nore Lighthouse is a grade II listed building in Portishead, Somerset, England. The cast iron white-painted lighthouse was built in 1894 by Trinity House to guide shipping in the Severn Estuary as it made its way in and out of Bristol Harbour.
2.1 km · lighthouse in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is a 100-acre zoo developed on a working farm in Wraxall, North Somerset, 6 miles west of Bristol, England. It is home to the largest elephant facility in northern Europe.
4 km · Creationist zoo · Wikipedia - 03Portishead Point lighthouse
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931.
1.3 km · lighthouse in Somerset, England · Wikipedia - 04St Mary's Church, Portbury
St Mary's Church in Portbury, Somerset, England, is an Anglican parish church close to the M5 motorway. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.7 km · church in Portbury, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of SS Peter & Paul, Weston in Gordano
The Anglican Church of SS Peter & Paul, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England, has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The tower and porch were built around 1300, while the rest of the building is from the 15th century, with the work being funded by Sir Richard Percivale who died in 1483 and whose tomb is in the north isle of the nave.
3 km · church in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Michael, Clapton in Gordano
The Church of St Michael in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was vested in the Trust on 1 June 1995.
2.6 km · church in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of St Peter, Portishead
The Norman Church of St Peter in Portishead, Somerset, England, was built in 1320, on the site of a previous church, and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style. In 1952 it was made a Grade I listed building.
200 m · church in Portishead, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Clapton Court
Clapton Court is a Grade II listed building, in Clapton in Gordano within the English county of Somerset. Local lords of the manor, the Arthur family originally built on the site.
2.7 km · building in Clapton-in-Gordano, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Charlton House, Wraxall
Charlton House is a historic building in Wraxall, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
3.7 km · house in Wraxall and Failand, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Portishead
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 12 km · Cardiff (CWL), 41 km · Birmingham (BHX), 129 km
- Stations
- Portbury railway station, 3.1 km · Portishead railway station, 300 m · Royal Portbury Dock, 3.7 km
- Cardiff → Portishead28 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · £6–8
- London → Portishead183 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £19–25
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Portishead126 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £13–18
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Portishead
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Portishead. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundA mountain bike is highly recommended over a city bike, even if you don't plan to go off-road.
- Get aroundBristol Ferry Boat runs several ferry services around the harbour, stopping at various quays on route, and providing a commuter service between the city centre and the main rail station.
- Get aroundNumber Seven Boat Trips also offer a ferry service during the summer months.
- Go nextMap of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby Bath, with its famous Regency terraces, Roman remains and spa facilities, is drive or 15 minutes train journey away, and makes an excellent day trip from Bristol.
- Go nextTwo popular rural tourist destinations that are both an hour from Bristol: The Cotswolds The Mendips Further afield the following are possible day trips and worthy destinations: Exmoor Somerset, Dorset, Devon Forest of Dean Brecon Beacons
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Next door to Portishead
Portishead is 12 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Portburyvillage in North Somerset, England, UK3.9 km
- Clapton in Gordanovillage and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England2.4 km
- Weston in Gordanovillage in Somerset, UK2.5 km
- Sheepwayhamlet in Somerset, England, UK2.6 km
- Portishead Open Air Poolcommunity-run lido in North Somerset, England1.3 km